Using quantum dots as fluorescence probe to evaluate the immune complex deposits in paraffin-embedded sections

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-38

  Zhu, J ^a   Chen, H ^a   Ding, G ^a   Zhu, X ^b   Zhu, R ^a   Yang, H ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

IgA nephropathy; Immunofluorescence; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; QUANTUM DOT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE COMPLEX DEPOSITION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A NEPHROPATHY; MALE; MINIMAL CHANGE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; METABOLISM;

ADULT; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; COMPLEMENT C3; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS, IGA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; MALE; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 77954738975     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/cnp74033     Document Type: Article

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